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Category Archives: Do-It-Yourselfism
Various And Sundry
If you think showing the rubes your complete birth certificate will shut them up Obama, you better think again. They won’t be satisfied until you show them a piece of paper certifying that you’re white. Also, this. *** George R.R. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, By the Power of the Interweb!, Comics, Culture War, Do-It-Yourselfism, Movies, Politics, Television, The Great White Freakout
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Die or Evolve
Patton Oswalt has opened a can of worms: Fast-forward to now: Boba Fett’s helmet emblazoned on sleeveless T-shirts worn by gym douches hefting dumbbells. The Glee kids performing the songs from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. And Toad the Wet … Continue reading
Posted in Belonging To The Emperor, Books Bound in Human Skin, Do-It-Yourselfism, Geek, Rant, The Best Minds of My Generation, Things That Are Awesome
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Brain Spill
Here’s a bunch of links to stuff. I’m dumping them here, so I know where to find it all later. It doesn’t all fit together in any sort of meaningful way, unless it does. Buddha Machine – a little box … Continue reading
Posted in By the Power of the Interweb!, Culture War, Do-It-Yourselfism, Geek, Pirates!, Politics, Reference, The Future!!
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The Cutting Edge of Respectable
POD self-publishing has had a bit of a spotty reputation, what with crappy production values in the early days and most of the content proving Sturgeon’s Law pretty handily. A lot has changed in the last few years though, most … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Do-It-Yourselfism, Open Source, Writers, Writing
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Steam Powered Men Shoot The Moon
I meant to write about this last week but it slipped my mind until the books arrived yesterday. John Halbo at Crooked Timber has done the world a great favor and brought two lost classics of 19th century science fiction … Continue reading
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